Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 895 - 890: Passing on Skills and Exploration II

Chapter 895: Chapter 890: Passing on Skills and Exploration II

Lin Xin withdrew his hand and quietly waited.

The two women beside him were also startled, but fortunately, Lin Xin swiftly resolved the issue.

The two of them anxiously awaited the result. Although the purple soul seemed to be dealt with by Lin Xin, the final outcome was still uncertain.

After a while, the purple light dissipated from Nan Shunqing’s eyes, but the bitter smile on his lips only deepened.

"Honored Master... it looks like we’re in big trouble..."

"What trouble?" Lin Xin asked calmly. The soul he just extinguished was at least at the Earth Immortal cultivation level, and it carried a power aura he had never seen before, suggesting that it was likely a visitor from another universe.

Therefore, he was somewhat mentally prepared for any trouble.

Nan Shunqing shook his head.

"It’s not as you guess. Killing him brings no trouble. The problem is, he and I were originally one, and now having gained his memories and insights, I finally understand why he chose to secretly enter the Underworld back then. The troubling thing is what he was burdened with."

"Why?"

Dugu Lin couldn’t help but ask.

"Because... this purple soul was originally a member of a vast ancient force in another world, and he himself was caught in the power struggle within this force.

Because he had a soul lineage noble enough, he should have been one of the legitimate heirs of the entire force."

"No way..." Dugu Lin also frowned a bit. This guy’s background is that significant. "Brother Qing, you’re not joking, are you? No matter how strong the force, can it be stronger than ours?"

"I have no time to joke... far, far stronger than my Pine Sword Sect..." Nan Shunqing said helplessly. "My original body, which is to say, the purple soul, the force behind him will soon come to make contact with me, and my decline into old age is partly due to their scheming."

"If they’re coming back to find you, wouldn’t you be in a lot of trouble now?"

Dugu Lin frowned.

"Now that I have merged with him, it doesn’t really matter to that force, for whichever me is still me. However, I have no choice but to continue the unfinished matters of my original body." Nan Shunqing said helplessly.

He never expected that his hidden original self would have such a significant background.

"What’s important is, do you want to go?"

Lin Xin suddenly asked.

"I obviously don’t want to." Nan Shunqing shook his head. "But I’m afraid it won’t be up to me..."

"If you don’t want to, stay by my side." Lin Xin said calmly.

"But Master..." Nan Shunqing wanted to say something.

"You are you, he is he. Understand your original intent." Lin Xin interrupted him.

Nan Shunqing was slightly shaken, closed his eyes, and seemed to understand something.

After a while, he reopened his eyes, and his aura was astonishing, seemingly advancing further. If not for the Underworld’s cap, he would probably see his progress turn into a genuine cultivation improvement immediately.

"That alien back then was actually a manifestation of my original soul... He originally planned to... sigh..." Nan Shunqing sighed without finishing, realizing that human schemes fall short of heavenly plans.

"He foresaw I would become strong, but didn’t expect that I could both protect him and destroy him." Lin Xin said softly.

"But Honored Master, the force behind my original body is really, really strong..."

Nan Shunqing wanted to say something more, but Lin Xin raised his hand to stop him.

"It’s okay, I’m here, don’t worry." Lin Xin said lightly.

Nan Shunqing was helpless and remained silent, but he was still worried in his heart.

"Since everything is resolved, we can sign the contract now. With catastrophe approaching, I’ll take you with me to leave this place." Lin Xin took out two pieces of contract paper from the spatial equipment in his arms.

The pale yellow paper, written with black-red ink like blood, contained rows of runes about responsibility and restraint.

On the back of the paper, a large blood-red eye blinked continuously, with dark golden liquid flowing within its pupil.

Dugu Lin took a piece of paper, looked at Nan Shunqing with a sense of novel curiosity.

"Now that the variability is gone, Brother Qing, I’ve been tired of your old undying appearance for eight hundred years. Finally, there’s a chance for a makeover, right?"

Nan Shunqing smiled bitterly, grasped the contract, focused his mind, and forced out a drop of his own essential blood, pressing it onto the contract.

Dugu Lin did the same.

Whoosh!!

The two pieces of contract paper ignited directly.

Lin Xin immediately felt a clear connection form between him, Nan Shunqing, and Dugu Lin, a connection of souls.

"Alright, it’s done. Qing’er, please first reassure the people outside." he instructed.

"Yes." Nan Shunqing bowed his head in response, stretched out his hand, and quickly formed a few seal decisions.

Then he moved his lips slightly, evidently sending a message to the sect people outside.

With everything settled, Lin Xin slowly stretched out his hands, one resting on Nan Shunqing’s head, the other on Dugu Lin’s.

Hiss....

The white light of attributes suddenly shone brightly.

A massive surge of attribute point power rapidly flowed into the two of them.

Their power and physique were rapidly enhancing, and even their soul power was increasing rapidly.

In just a few moments, Lin Xin released Dugu Lin, allowing him to slump to the ground.

Nan Shunqing held out a little longer.

But even about ten breaths later, Lin Xin let go of him too.

He transferred a thousand average points of attributes to the two of them in one go.

It’s equivalent to elevating them out of nowhere to the level of Nascent Soul level body cultivators.

Any more, and he wouldn’t dare to increase in one go. They need to first digest the power they acquired.

Be it the suddenly surged physical body or the soul force, they all need an adaptation process.

Otherwise, it would probably end up like what happened to him initially, almost being influenced and controlled by the desires of his own body, with his true self being completely submerged.

The white light faded away.

Dugu Lin and Nan Shunqing were both in shock, sitting dazedly in place.

Lin Xin slowly stood up and left with Yin Mantuo, neither of them reacting.

He followed Sun Spring deeper into the underground.

Sun Spring originated from a branch of the Nether River. It wasn’t long before Lin Xin’s path was blocked by a solid layer of rock ahead.

"Master, we can’t go any further here. These stones are the legendary Black Veined Raw Stones, with hardness so extreme it’s terrifying.

We’ve attempted deep exploration before, trying to find the source of the Nether River, but were stopped by this rock layer," Yin Mantuo communicated through soul telepathy.

"Black Veined Raw Stones?" Lin Xin recognized these stones instantly; they are the same kind that in the Mortal Realm keep the disaster energy at bay.

Didn’t expect there to be so many here as well.

Underground in the Mortal Realm is the Underworld. So what lies underneath the Underworld?

A sudden interest sparked in his heart.

At his level, such a distinct change in curiosity was rare.

With his strength, if he didn’t go in and take a look, it wouldn’t be right.

"You go back and wait outside. I’ll go take a look."

He instructed Yin Mantuo.

"Yes," Yin Mantuo responded obediently.

Lin Xin chuckled, reaching out to ruffle her hair gently as a white light flickered and vanished.

Yin Mantuo’s skin instantly glowed with a jade-like luminescence, and the attribute strength surged into her, making her feel on the verge of evolution again.

Evolution meant tearing through her clothes, and not wanting to think it over, Yin Mantuo blushingly turned and ran, disappearing quickly in the direction of the Sun Spring’s river.

Lin Xin stood in the underground cave, watching Yin Mantuo disappear, shaking his head slightly.

Sun Spring flowed below his feet, bursting from countless crevices and holes under the Black Veined Raw Stones, forming a branch stream of the Nether River.

He reached out his hand, pressing it against the Black Veined Raw Stone.

Sss...

A subtle sound like a snake, the Black Veined Raw Stone that could keep even disaster energy out, was instantly broken open to form a large hole.

Lin Xin slowly walked inside, and the Black Veined Raw Stones ahead naturally continued to break open large holes, gradually forming a tunnel extending forward for Lin Xin to march through.

Beneath him lay Sun Spring, and he followed the stream, gushing upstream.

Lin Xin’s speed accelerated, becoming swifter.

From time to time, he’d flash forward, leaping a substantial distance ahead, saving time.

Several hours passed.

Sun Spring grew wider and bigger.

Gradually, Lin Xin simply walked straight into Sun Spring, moving along the river.

Plop!

Suddenly, he entered into a vast ocean, golden and boundless.

An ocean of the golden spring water from Sun Spring.

"This is the Nether River...."

Lin Xin hovered in the golden sea, surrounded by a faint red spiritual light.

This spiritual light appeared to be a protective aura, but it was actually the Primordial Spirit Holy Light of a Heavenly Venerable.

He cruised rapidly through the golden ocean.

The sea water parted, and the glaring golden brightness couldn’t hinder his visual exploration.

With just a casual glance, Lin Xin noticed several strange corpses floating and moving in the Nether River.

He reached out, and a dry, pitch-black corpse appeared in front of him.

The skeleton was somewhat peculiar.

Both arms and legs grew from its back, making the entire figure resemble a chair, with the buttocks and head on top and the arms and legs below. It wore tattered black clothes.

Lin Xin frowned, pushing the corpse aside.

"The hardness and texture is only the Golden Core Realm’s strength; it holds no research value."

He glanced upward.

This is the sea water region less than a kilometer from the surface.

He decided to dive deeper.

"No one has ever reached the bottom of the Nether River; this exploration will reveal what secrets lie in the Underworld."

He accelerated his dive towards the deep of the Nether River.

The golden sea water surged with undercurrents, varying in sizes impacting against Lin Xin’s body.

As the depth increased, the force of the undercurrents and water pressure grew stronger.

From the initial Golden Core Realm strength, ascending gradually to the Yuan Jing Level.

Soon, Lin Xin continued diving another tens of thousands of meters, and immediately the water pressure increased to another level.

Every moment, tens of thousands of tons of pressure squeezed against Lin Xin’s Spiritual Light Body Protection. But for Lin Xin, it was still bearable.

Though, keep in mind, ninety thousand tons is a One Star, approaching the weakest Heavenly Venerable level of lethality.

The water pressure of Sun Spring continued to deepen.

In front was only a golden expanse.

Very quickly, the pressure broke through one star, reaching a million tons of all-around compression.

Lin Xin paused, looked downward, yet still couldn’t see the bottom of the Nether River.

Still surrounded by golden emptiness.

Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly, and he reached out to grasp.

Immediately, a white shadow was dragged by his immense absorbing force, hovering before him.

"Hmm? What’s this...??" The moment he saw the white object, Lin Xin’s eyes widened.